New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-20
THE NEW OPERA.
ARRIVAL OF THE RUDDIGORE" COMPANY.

GILBERT AND sUILIvANs' LATEST TO BE SEEN To-
MORROW NIGHT.
The cumnanv who are to be seen in the first repre-
sentation OF Ruddigore tomorrow hght' piayeu
little trick on their many friends VINO expecVeo 'ein
to arrive yesterday afternoon The Etruria inauc
phenonenalyt quick passage and landed her pass
engors about yesterday Thus all douo'S as W
the opera being played tomorrow night are set at
rest The conpany included Miss Geraldine Ulmer,
George Tborne Courtice Pounds Kate Forster, Fred
Ellington, Mr.. Foderci, Miss Elsie Cameron. ana
Large chorus They were in the G1s Ig u m.Ss
Helen Lenor, who comes DOyly carte )
agent TO make all arrangements tor the producuoh vi
the opera both By Mr.. Stetson and 10y Coone Joan a.
McCau whose company open In u az MS nna iea
phia Theatre During the afternoon most OF the com
pany looked into the Fifth Avenue Theatre where
matinee OF Jack " was in progress Little George
Thorne, looking though he had gained URINE ,h ~
weight since be left hete last year, was euihS INC
latest London yarn little knot OF friends.
IL have got an excellent part, said be, .tnougn
do not think it is quite so tat ito talk thea'noai
slang as Ko-Ko. The muse, however, is exceed coed
mgly pretty and have new song which VIII PROV
ably he heard Monday for the first time. as IL w's
being kept ut the Savoy until GroSsmiths retuih.
Courtice Pounds and his wife also looked III lor rev
moments L" think the opera Will be great success
SAID he certainly is III London, especa e av
the changes in the last act. My part one IKE eA-
ccediuplv though it is altogether on different lines
from that in TIE M,kado wear beard and have
10 walk with a saiior-hKe lurcn' ou' h"'0 ''e
Miss Timer was too fatigued By the voyage to do
ANYTHING rest at her hotel aud could see no ones
The other members OF the company said that she was
in excellent health and spirits before leaving England
but had been Obliged to remain in her stateroom dur
ing the entire voyage. .
Not the least important member of the organization
is Miss Leuoir who is said TO be of the cleyerest
business women the profession. From the arrival
OF tine steamer until late in the afternoon she vas
busted without ceasng in finding suitable quarters Tor
such of the company had never been in Now i0fk
before she then sat down and chatted to her visitors
though she did not know what fatigue was .,,;r
need not tell you," said she that the first thing
ge all begin to talk about to-day IA the marvellous
run of the Etruria. We hardly dared hope to arrive
by this evening and were almost afraid we shoulu
have 10 postpone opening night. However, now
there is doubt about 1t Tor we shall spend nearly
the whole day tomorrow rehearsng with the scenery
AS TO the conpany they are all perfect in their parts
Tor We gave two performances IN London which were
highly praised naturally think we are going to re-
ceive o hinCy reception with our new venture. IL we
repeat the success OF The Mkado we shall be more
than sat SIZED. am surprised to find that reports OF
the partial failure OF Ruddgore have been sent
over here 1t was III 10 sense failure ON inc ufst
might though naturally people did not like 1t ~
ell ITS Immediate predecessor Since MT. diiLeft
sItered The weak points in the last and changed
the ending entirely 1t has been all We could desire
livery night has the Savoy crowded TO suhocatOh
despite tine tact that Mr.. GrOSslnh. who Is an iln-
mese f,voe. was obliged to retire ON the cast tor
1, brief period. One curious thing happened on The
first night. There line in which one OF the
characters spoke of appeal 10 the supreme Court
Some oler-sensitve people construed tins as an APP
neal to the Sui rene Being and promptly Missed at
what they considered irreverence on Mr. Guoerts
mart OF course the line cut ont the next plight
But it WAS curious. wasn't it We have all been
terribly busy fitting ont the various travelling com
panles and only had ten hours notice OF my tip here
we have two companies who bcsn to make tours OF
the English provinces early in March and another
W Mich sails Tor Australia almost Immediately. You
can imagine the work tn entails upon us all.
Miss Lenoir will remain here for about two weeks
and then rctnrn to England She will come back
accompanied by DOyy Carte some two or three weeks
later
Although dre-s rehearsal will be given to-day at the
Fifth Avenue Theatre one unconnecied with the
compapy or theatre will be allowed 10 witness IT.
There will probably be various minor alterations TO be
made in the elaborate scenery which has been pre-
parcd by Mr. Stetson in Boston from complete models
fuIni she'd from London